Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford
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Born | c. 1527 |
Died | 28 July 1585 London | (aged 57–58)
Spouses | Margaret St John
(died 1562)Bridget Hussey
(m. 1566) |
Relations | Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford (grandson) Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (grandson) |
Parent(s) | John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford Anne Sapcote |
Alma mater | King's Hall, Cambridge |
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford,
Early life
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Francis was the son of
Russell was in sympathy with reformers, whose opinions he shared, and was in communication with Sir
Elizabeth I
When
From February 1564 to October 1567 he was governor of
He appears to have been an efficient border warden, but was irritated by the vacillating and tortuous conduct of the English queen. When the northern insurrection broke out in 1569, Bedford was sent into Wales, and he sat in judgment upon the Duke of Norfolk in 1572.
In 1576 he was president of the
Personal life
His first wife was Margaret (
- Lady Anne Russell (1548–1603), who married Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick.[5]
- Henry Russell, Baron Russell (1551–1572), who married his step-sister, Jane Sybilla Morrison of Cashiobury, without issue.[5]
- John Russell, Baron Russell (c. 1553–1584), who married Elizabeth Hoby, widow of Sir Thomas Hoby and daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke. They had one son, Francis, who died young, and two daughters, which included Anne Russell, wife of Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester.[6]
- Francis Russell, Baron Russell (c. 1554–1585), MP for Northumberland, from 1572 to 1584; captured at the Raid of the Redeswire in 1575,[7] mortally wounded in a fray on the Scottish border, dying hours before his father.[8] He married Juliana Foster and had issue, including Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford.[5]
- William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (c. 1557–1613), the Lord Deputy of Ireland who married Elizabeth Long, granddaughter of Sir Richard Long. They had one son, Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford.[5]
- Lady Elizabeth Russell (d. 1605), who married William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath.[5]
- Lady Margaret Russell (1560–1616), who married George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland.[5]
Lady Bedford died on 27 August 1562. Bedford married his second wife, Bridget Manners, the Dowager Countess of Rutland (d. 1601), on 25 June 1566. Lady Rutland, a daughter of
Lord Bedford died in London on 28 July 1585. He was buried at the family chapel at St. Michael's Church next to Chenies Manor House, the family estate which he had made his principal home and where he had entertained Queen Elizabeth in 1570. He was succeeded as third Earl by his grandson, Edward Russell (1572–1627), only son of Francis Russell, Lord Russell.[5]
Descendants
Through his grandson,
See also
References
- ^ Prince 2008, p. 16.
- ^ Tittler & Richards 2014, p. xviii-xix.
- ^ Joseph Bain, Calendar State Papers Scotland: 1563-1569, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), p. 310.
- ^ Joseph Bain, Calendar State Papers Scotland: 1563-1569, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1900), pp. 308-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bedford, Earl of (E, 1549/50)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ David Nash Ford. Royal Berkshire History, Nash Ford Publishing, 2001. Elizabeth Cooke
- ^ William Boyd, Calendar of State Papers Scotland: 1574-1581, vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1907) p. 170.
- ^ The Complete Peerage, Volume II. St Catherine's Press. 1912. p. 77.
Sources
- Prince, Hugh C. (2008). Parks in Hertfordshire Since 1500. Hertfordshire Publications.
- Tittler, Robert; Richards, Judith (2014). The Reign of Mary I. Routledge.
External links
- tudorplace.com.ar[unreliable source] Accessed 27 October 2007
- thepeerage.com Accessed 27 October 2007
- Richardson, Douglas, Kimball G. Everingham, and David Faris. Plantagenet Ancestry A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Royal ancestry series. Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Pub. Co, 2004. Accessed 28 October 2007